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About Joan
The Little Engine That CAN - 5 Feet 2 Inches of Peppy Dynamite
Joan Minnery is a one-woman force of inspiration. She is a genuine go-getter with an indomitable spark plug of contagious effervescence. The pint-sized energizer bunny is a beacon of energy as she entertains with her band, solo performances, motivational showcases & instructs her dance fitness classes all over North America.
As the 2018 Recipient of the Mohawk College Alumni of Distinction Award, Joan is very proud she has a Mohawk College Music Scholarship named after her. Joan wears many hats like her three Ms indicate -- Music, Motivation & Movement. Her fortes include Vocal Coach, Community Musician, Music Educator, Early Childhood Music Specialist, Music Facilitator, Author, Drama Coach, Event Director, Professional Entertainer, Motivational Speaker, Line Dance Instructor, Song & Dance Instructor, Zumba Instructor and Health Journalist.
In 2022, Joan graduated with honours from the Master of Arts program at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, majoring in Community Music.
Current Employment
- CEO of Joan Minnery Enterprises, SiNG iT Vocal Lessons & Performance, Motivational Speaking, Line Dance & Zumba. Professional Entertainer: SIVLE Rock Band, Joan Minnery Community Music Solo Shows, Voices of SiNG iT and Notes and Beats - Community Music Classes!!!
- Teaching Assistant, Graduate Students' Association Representative, Guest Lecturer: Wilfrid Laurier University
- Song & Dance Instructor/Coordinator: Dance Xcetera, Brantford
- Early Childhood Music Specialist: Stirling Montessori Academy, Brantford
- Community Music Facilitator - Grand River Community Health Centre, Becket Seniors Centre, Laurier-Brantford YMCA
Education
- Master of Arts - Honours Degree: Community Music: Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo
- Bachelor of Arts, Child Studies: Brock University, St. Catharines
- Early Childhood Education Diploma: Mohawk College, Brantford
- Grade 13 Honours Graduation Diploma: North Park Collegiate, Brantford
Joan is the recipient of both the Queen’s Golden and Diamond Jubilee Medals for Community Volunteerism, Health Advocacy and Leading Young Children towards Music. Joan has been nominated 5 times for the Brantford Citizen of the Year. Joan was a finalist for the 2017 Order of Ontario for Leading Young Persons Towards Music & Health.
The highly sought-after Motivational Speaker and Entertainer tours across Canada and the United States as she delivers her impactful messages of I Am, Self-Love, the Art of Movement, the Hospitality of Community Music and more. Joan invigorates her audiences to "Put Down the Fork & Get Moving" across Ontario and beyond.
On November 3rd, 2014, Joan released her bestselling autobiography WALKING MY WAY BACK TO ME, about her personal transformation. She is currently working on her sequel entitled Echoes of the Ripple and another memoire about her life as a Voice Coach entitled SING IT LOUD, SING IT PROUD!!! There's a definite memoir of her life at Laurier coming very soon!!!
Joan Minnery happily hails from Brantford, Ontario, Canada. She is the daughter of Bill and Elsie, the youngest sister of John, Anne and Bob, and the boastful mother of Bill (BJ). Joan can be spotted at most events escorted by her life partner, Keith Curley.
Individual Awards
- 2021: Finalist in the International Singer Songwriters Association Awards, Atlanta Georgia
- 2016: Winner of Best Motivational Speaker, Diamond Award, Readers’ Choice Awards
- 2016: Winner of Best Local Author, Platinum Award, Readers’ Choice Awards
- 2016: Winner of Best Dance Instructor, Diamond Award, Readers’ Choice Awards
- 2013: Winner of Brantford’s Best Professional Entertainer, Readers’ Choice Awards
- 2013: 1st runner-up of Brantford’s Favourite Music Teacher, Readers’ Choice Awards
- 2012 & 2013: Winner of Brantford’s Best Fitness Instructor, Readers’ Choice Awards
- 2002 – 2007: 5-time nominee for the Brantford Citizen of the Year
- 2004 & 2005: 1st place People’s Choice Awards, Cruisin’ & Bloomin’ Fest
- 2005: 1st place People’s Choice Awards, Windsor Stars Festival
- 2004: Winner of the BEST FESTIVAL Award – Brantford Elvis Fest, Tourism Awards
- 2004: Winner of the Tourism Builder Award, Tourism Awards
- 1997: Recipient of the Keys to the City, Red Bank New Jersey Fabulous 50s Festival
- 1996: 1st place People’s Choice Awards, Collingwood Elvis Fest
- 1996: Winner of the Rising Star Singing Contest, South Western Ontario
- 1985: North Park Collegiate Highschool Vocal Music Award
For more information please contact Joan Minnery @ (519) 771-5687 joan@joanminnery.com
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FITNESS CLASSES:
Line Dancing, Latin Fitness, CROONERcize.
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